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Zal Cleminson performs onstage with Nazareth in 1980
“It’s tempting to look for more overdrive, distortion or feedback, but the volume control is what it’s all about. Just listen to Jeff Beck!”: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s Zal Cleminson on tone, Marshalls, and what he learned from his late bandleader

By Michael Molenda Published

Scales might be a “mystery” to this underrated riff-master, but few guitarists of Cleminson's (or any) era can match his flair for the dramatic. In this classic interview, Cleminson takes GP inside his enviable tone

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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 17: Jeff Beck performs at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 1999. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
"My solos happen so fast that I don't really know what I'm doing. It's like trying to tell somebody about a car crash: It's all over in two-fifths of a second, and then you talk about it for ten hours afterward": A revealing chat with Jeff Beck

By Lisa Sharken Published

In 1999, Jeff Beck sat down with Guitar Player for one of his most revealing interviews. Topics covered: why younger players are "crap", the genius of Eric Clapton, and why "the Marshall sound is the balls"

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English guitarist Keith Richards of rock group The Rolling Stones plays a Gibson Les Paul guitar with Bigsby Vibrato on the set of the ABC Television pop music television show Thank Your Lucky Stars at Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham, England on 21st March 1965.
"The shot heard around the world”: How the Rolling Stones’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show launched not only them but also the Gibson Les Paul Standard

By Rod Brakes Published

The Stones' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show shocked parents, thrilled kids, and gave many people their first glimpse of “the most historically important ‘Burst” – Keith Richards’ 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Guitar dealer Richard Henry retraces its history

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Keith Richards with guitar and the cover of Guitar Player
“It wouldn’t have worked!” Keith Richards on why Jeff Beck wasn’t the right fit for the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney’s bass carnage – and why his 5-string Telecaster works

By Tom Poak Published

In a new interview in the latest Guitar Player, Keith Richards opens up about Charlie Watts, Jeff Beck, playing with McCartney and this theory on why his 5-string Telecaster works

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Jeff Beck performs onstage in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 25, 2010
Jeff Beck: "I’ve Done a Whole Tour with a Fender Twin When Stevie Ray Vaughan Was Going Through About Four Billion Watts... He Asked Me, ‘What the Hell Are You Using? Are Your Amps Under the Stage?’”

By Art Thompson Published

The late Strat-master discusses his thoughts on volume (and when loud becomes too loud), playing classical melodies on the electric guitar, and why he favored a trusty Fender amp onstage and in the studio.

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Jeff Beck performs at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, California on April 17, 1999.
Watch Jeff Beck Play Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and Blow TV Host's Mind

By Rod Brakes Published

Video The audience is left stunned while the presenter is rendered speechless by this awesome display of guitar-playing talent

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Jeff Beck and Tim Bogert (bass) perform live with The Jeff Beck Group (Beck, Bogert & Appice) in Amsterdam, Holland in September 1972
Listen to Jeff Beck’s Newly Released “Superstition” Live Recording Ahead of the Epic Beck, Bogert & Appice Boxed Set

By Rod Brakes Published

Revisited by Jeff Beck prior to his death, the ‘Live in Japan 1973, Live in London 1974’ boxed set showcases previously unreleased live performances from his legendary power trio

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'Jeff Beck Tribute' EP artwork
Listen to the New ‘Jeff Beck Tribute’ EP

By Rod Brakes Published

Featuring previously unreleased material, this three-track collection appears ahead of next week’s Royal Albert Hall tribute concerts

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Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck attend the 24th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Hall on April 4, 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio.
“I Wouldn’t Want to Go Through All That Again. It All Turned out Fine, Though”: Jeff Beck Reflects on a Life Devoted to Guitar

By Gary Graff Published

The legendary guitarist sat down for a chat and opened up before his 2009 Rock Hall honors and show-stopping all-star jam

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Jeff Beck and Music Promoter Harvey Goldsmith arrive for the Exclusive World Screening: 'The Tribute To Pavaroti' at The VUE Cinema on December 1, 2008 in London, England.
“I Feel That I’m Kind of Underrated”: In 2008, Harvey Goldsmith Got a Phone Call That Changed His Life… And Revived Jeff Beck’s Career

By Gary Graff Published

The U.K.’s best-known concert promoter raised Beck’s profile considerably in both music and pop culture

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